orgován

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Serbo-Croatian jȍrgovān (“lilac”), from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavân, erguvân), from Persian ارغوان (arğavân, arğuvân, “purple; Judas tree”), from Middle Persian ʾlgwkʾn' (argawān, “purple”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒅈𒂵𒌋𒌋𒉡 / 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu, argawannu, “tribute; purple (of textile)”), probably via Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrɡɔvaːn]

Noun

orgován m inan (related adjective orgovánový)

1. (botany) lilac

Declension

Declension of orgován (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	orgován	orgovány
genitive	orgovánu	orgovánov
dative	orgovánu	orgovánom
accusative	orgován	orgovány
locative	orgováne	orgovánoch
instrumental	orgovánom	orgovánmi

Further reading

• “orgován”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024